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"Had some new responsibities at work this year, traveled all the time. Hope things slow down alittle this year. Got to build a couple of boxes. Need to find an outlet to sell what I got.
Have you moved down permanently?
Stay in touch.…"
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R L Kuhn
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R L Kuhn left a comment for Peter Taylor"Peter,
For this one I actually bought the fret board with the slots pre-cut. I think it was 23 7/8 inch scale.
I tried standard coated bass strings and also the "weed wacker" nylon strings as shown. I crimped ferrules on the ends to secure…"
Peter Taylor left a comment for R L Kuhn"Hey RL, saw you did a nice 4 string short scale Bass, wanted to ask you two things if you dont mind, where did you get "fret" positions from, and did you use "normal" acoustic or electric bass strings?
Thanks
Pete"
Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates left a comment for R L Kuhn":-) Nope. Wasn't me. I was here with the chickens in the upstate sc area. Wish it were me tho.
-WY"
R L Kuhn left a comment for Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates"Wes,
Saw "Blind Lemon Pledge" was playing here in Wilmington last night . Had to be you. (Or someone stole the best blues name ever!) Give me a heads-up next time, I'll catch ya."
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- At 8:44am on November 20, 2011, Peter Taylor said…
Hey RL, saw you did a nice 4 string short scale Bass, wanted to ask you two things if you dont mind, where did you get "fret" positions from, and did you use "normal" acoustic or electric bass strings?
Thanks
Pete
- At 10:08pm on June 11, 2011, Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates said…
:-) Nope. Wasn't me. I was here with the chickens in the upstate sc area. Wish it were me tho.
-WY
- At 4:23pm on December 2, 2010, Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates said…
- Greets from a Wilmington alum. Wes Carl (see below) is a great guy and can help you if you need. I met him in York at our CBG fest.
-WY
- At 4:33pm on December 1, 2010,
wes carl said… - hey i have a house in hampsted was just down for 6 days will retire there in about 6-months we can get together and smash some boxes
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